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Dr. Mara Gonçalves received her BSc in Biomedical Sciences from the Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI) in 2009. She then pursued her Master's degree at UBI, conducting research in collaboration with the Materials Molecular Research Group at the Centro de Química da Madeira (MMRG-CQM) under the supervision of Ph.D. Helena Tomás, a senior researcher at the Universidade da Madeira (UMa). Her research focused on evaluating the effect of dendrimers on mesenchymal stem cell differentiation, and she received her MSc in Biomedical Sciences in 2011. Her work led to a publication in the international journal Current Medicinal Chemistry, as well as a poster presentation. In 2012, Dr. Gonçalves was awarded an FCT research grant to work on the research project "Self-Assembled Nanoparticles Based on PEG-PLA-Dendrimer Building Blocks for Dual Gene/Drug Delivery" (ref. PTDC/CTM-NAN/116788/2010) under the supervision of Ph.D. Yulin Li, a senior researcher at MMRG-CQM. The following year, she was granted an FCT scholarship to begin her Ph.D. project, which focused on developing nanotechnology approaches for the delivery of antitumor drugs, specifically the case of doxorubicin. She earned her Ph.D. in Chemistry, specializing in Materials Chemistry, at CQM (UMa) under the supervision of Prof. Helena Tomás, and was awarded a research grant sponsored by European funds under the scope of the project Madeira 14-20 (M1420-01-0145-FEDER-000005), "Synthesis, characterization and biological evaluation of anticancer metallodrugs" (CQM+) under the supervision of Prof. João Rodrigues, a senior researcher at CQM/UMa. Currently, Dr. Gonçalves is a Junior Researcher at CQM, as well as a Guest Assistant Professor for the Biochemistry Graduation and Applied Biochemistry Master programs. Her research has given her a strong background in nanotechnology, polymer science, biomaterials, and in vitro cell manipulation, and she has published 11 scientific papers (10 in the 1st Quartile, and 7 as 1st author) in high-impact journals, as well as presented at 21 oral communications (1 invited, 8 international, and 14 in CQM meetings), and 12 international poster presentations. She is also actively involved in science dissemination activities, such as "Química é Divertida®" and "Bridging the Gap® (BtG®)", which aim to promote science and scientific culture to younger audiences, and "Ciência no Mercado" and "Cidade do Empreendedor", which provide different scientific experiences to visitors. Dr. Gonçalves has collaborated with 22 co-authors on scientific papers and her curriculum vitae highlights her expertise in nanomaterials, cancer, drug delivery, polymers, dendrimers, cytotoxicity, cell culture, nanoparticles, and self-assembling.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Mara Isabel Jesus Gonçalves

Citation names

  • Gonçalves, Mara

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
6010-1863-4B11
ORCID iD
0000-0002-0332-3548

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Nano-technology - Nano-materials
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry
  • Engineering and Technology - Materials Engineering - Materials Engineering
  • Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Polymer Science

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2)
Education
Degree Classification
2013 - 2018
Concluded
 Química (Doutoramento)
Major in Especialidade: Química de Materiais
Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
"Nanotechnology Approaches for the delivery of antitumor drugs, the case of doxorubicin" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Aprovado
2009 - 2011
Concluded
 Ciências Biomédicas (Mestrado integrado)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
"Avaliação do efeito de dendrímeros com diferentes grupos funcionais à superfície na diferenciação de células estaminais mesenquimais" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2006 - 2009
Concluded
 Ciências Biomédicas (Licenciatura)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
"N/A" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/01/01 - Current Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
Universidade da Madeira Centro de Química da Madeira, Portugal
2021/04/01 - 2021/12/31 Postdoc (Research) Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
2018/12/15 - 2021/03/31 Postdoc (Research) Universidade da Madeira Centro de Química da Madeira, Portugal
Universidade da Madeira Centro de Química da Madeira, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2013/10/01 - 2017/09/30 Bolsa de Doutoramento - Nanotechnology Approaches for the Delivery of Antitumor Drugs – The Case of Doxorubicin (SFRH/BD/88721/2012) Universidade da Madeira Centro de Química da Madeira, Portugal
Universidade da Madeira Centro de Química da Madeira, Portugal
2012/04/01 - 2013/09/30 Bolsa de investigação (Mestre) Universidade da Madeira Centro de Química da Madeira, Portugal
Universidade da Madeira Centro de Química da Madeira, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2021/04/01 - 2021/12/31 Smart Polyester Dendrons: a nanoplatform for tumour imaging and therapy
M1420-09-5369-FSE-000002-Bolsa de Pòs-Doutoramento
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
 Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação
Concluded
2018/12/15 - 2021/03/31 Synthesis, Characterization and Biological Evaluation of Anticancer Metallodrugs
ARDITI-CQM/2018/007-PDG
Research Fellow
Universidade da Madeira Centro de Química da Madeira, Portugal
 Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação
Concluded
2013/10/01 - 2017/09/30 Nanotechnology Approaches for the Delivery of Antitumor Drugs – The Case of Doxorubicin
SFRH/BD/88721/2012
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade da Madeira Centro de Química da Madeira, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2012/04/01 - 2013/09/30 Self-Assembled Nanoparticles Based on PEG-PLA-Dendrimer Building Blocks for Dual Gene/Drug Delivery
PTDC/CTM-NAN/116788/2010
Master Student Fellow
Universidade da Madeira Centro de Química da Madeira, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Centro de Química da Madeira
UID/QUI/00674/2019
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade da Madeira, Portugal

Universidade da Madeira Centro de Química da Madeira, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2025/05 - 2028/05 Fostering Outermost regions Capabilities in Research and Innovation and Upgrading Skills complying with 4R principles
101217074
Researcher
European Commission
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Alves, Carla S.; Gonçalves, Mara; Abreu, Laura; Tomás, Helena; Li, Yulin; Shi, Xiangyang; Rodrigues, João Manuel Cunha. "Influence of generation size of dendrimer-entrapped gold nanoparticles on cell viability, transfection and differentiation". Paper presented in Biodendrimer 2018: 6th International Symposium on Biomedical Applications of Dendrimers, Urbino, 2018.
    Published
  2. Alves, Carla S.; Gonçalves, Mara; Castro, Rita; Rodrigues, João Manuel Cunha; Tomás, Helena; Li, Yulin. "Generation Effects of Dendrimer-Stabilized Gold Nanoparticles on Gene Delivery". Paper presented in 8th International Dendrimer Symposium, Madrid, 2013.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. pedro daniel freitas; Castro, Rita; Gonçalves, Mara; Maciel, Dina; Olim, Filipe; Tomás, Helena; Sheng, Ruilong. "Facile synthesis of natural lipid-doxorubicin conjugates for prodrug-based nanosystem". 2024.
  2. Gonçalves, Mara; João Manuel Cunha Rodrigues; Li, Yulin; Tomás, Helena. "Amine partially functionalized polyester dendrimers for doxorubicin delivery". Paper presented in FIRST COST ACTION CA17140 Conference, 2019.
  3. Gonçalves, Mara; João Manuel Cunha Rodrigues; Tomás, Helena. "Polyester dendrimers as delivery vehicles for doxorubicin". Paper presented in Madeira International Conference on Emerging Trends and Future of Nanomaterials for Human Health - MAD-NANO18, 2018.
  4. Gonçalves, Mara; João Manuel Cunha Rodrigues; Tomás, Helena. "Doxorubicin-based systems with improved anti-cancer efficacy". Paper presented in Ciência 2018, 2018.
  5. Gonçalves, Mara; João Manuel Cunha Rodrigues; Tomás, Helena. "Poly(amidoamine) vs bis-MPA Dendrimers: A comparative Study for Doxorubicin Encapsulation". Paper presented in Gordon Research Center on Cancer Nanotechnology, 2017.
  6. Gonçalves, Mara; Ana Cristina Dias Olival; João Manuel Cunha Rodrigues; Tomás, Helena. "Polyester Dendrimers for Dual Gene and Drug Delivery - Preliminary Results". Paper presented in Indo-Portuguese Workshop on Emerging Trends of Nanotechnology in Chemistry and Biology – INCB-2016, 2016.
  7. Zhan, Yuan; Gonçalves, Mara; Capelo, Débora; Zhang, Yuhong; João manuel cunha rodrigues; Liu, Changsheng; Tomás, Helena; Li, Yulin; He, Peixin. "Thermo/Redox/pH-stimulative Nanogel Delivery Systems". Paper presented in International Conference on Nanomedicine and NanoBiotechnology - ChinaNanomedicine 2015, 2015.
  8. Gonçalves, Mara; Maciel, Dina; Capelo, Débora; Xiao, Shili; Sun, Wenjie; Shi, Xiangyang; João Manuel Cunha Rodrigues; Tomás, Helena; Li, Yulin. "Poly(amidoamine) dendrimer-mediated nanogels for drug delivery and intracellular tracking". Paper presented in 1st International Conference on Emerging Trends of Nanotechnology in Drug Discovery - INDD-2014, 2014.
  9. Gonçalves, Mara; Maciel, Dina; Xiao, Shili; Shi, Xiangyang; João Manuel Cunha Rodrigues; Tomás, Helena. "Dendrimer-Assisted Formation Of Self-Fluorescent Nanogels For Simultaneous Drug Delivery and Intracellular Tracking Imaging". Paper presented in Chinese Medicinal Chemistry Symposium (CMCS), 2013.
  10. Maciel, Dina; Gonçalves, Mara; Alves, C. S.; Shi, Xiangyang; João Manuel Cunha Rodrigues; Tomás, Helena; Li, Yulin. "Triple Cell-Responsive Nanogels For Drug Delivery Into Cancer Cells". Paper presented in Chinese Pharmaceutical Conference, 2013.
  11. Castro, Rita; Santos, J.L.; Gonçalves, Mara; João Manuel Cunha Rodrigues; Tomás, Helena. "Fatty-acid Functionalized PAMAM Dendrimers for Gene Silencing". Paper presented in 8th International Dendrimer Symposium, 2013.
  12. Gonçalves, Mara; Castro, Rita; João Manuel Cunha Rodrigues; Tomás, Helena. "PAMAM Dendrimers do Not Affect Mesenchymal Stem Cells Differentiation". Paper presented in 8th International Dendrimer Symposium, 2013.
  13. Gonçalves, Mara; Castro, Rita; João Manuel Cunha Rodrigues; Tomás, Helena. "Effect of PAMAM Dendrimers with Different Surface Functionalities on Mesenchymal Stem Cells Differentiation". Paper presented in 7th International Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Stem Cells & Cell Therapies, 2012.
Journal article
  1. Jaison Jeevanandam; Mara Gonçalves; Rita Castro; Juan Gallo; Manuel Bañobre-López; João Rodrigues. "Stabilization of metal-doped magnesium oxide nanoparticles with PAMAM dendrimers to improve alpha-amylase enzyme inhibition". Materials Today Bio (2025): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtbio.2025.101520.
    10.1016/j.mtbio.2025.101520
  2. Maja Nesic; Tanja Ducic; Branislava Gemovic; Milan Sencanski; M. Algarra; Mara Gonçalves; Milutin Stepic; et al. "Prediction of Protein Targets in Ovarian Cancer Using a Ru-Complex and Carbon Dot Drug Delivery Therapeutic Nanosystems: A Bioinformatics and µ-FTIR Spectroscopy Approach". Pharmaceutics (2024): https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/16/8/997.
    10.3390/pharmaceutics16080997
  3. Jeevanandam, Jaison; Gonçalves, Mara; Castro, Rita; Gallo, Juan; Bañobre-López, Manuel; Rodrigues, João. "Enhanced alpha-amylase inhibition activity of amine-terminated PAMAM dendrimer stabilized pure copper-doped magnesium oxide nanoparticles". Biomaterials Advances 153 (2023): 213535. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bioadv.2023.213535.
    10.1016/j.bioadv.2023.213535
  4. Nešic, Maja D.; Ducic, Tanja; Gonçalves, Mara; Stepic, Milutin; Algarra, Manuel; Soto, Juan; Gemovic, Branislava; Bandosz, Teresa J.; Petkovic, Marijana. "Biochemical changes in cancer cells induced by photoactive nanosystem based on carbon dots loaded with Ru-complex". Chemico-Biological Interactions 360 (2022): 109950. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cbi.2022.109950.
    Published • 10.1016/j.cbi.2022.109950
  5. Maja D. Nešic; Tanja Ducic; Manuel Algarra; Iva Popovic; Milutin Stepic; Mara Gonçalves; Marijana Petkovic. "Lipid Status of A2780 Ovarian Cancer Cells after Treatment with Ruthenium Complex Modified with Carbon Dot Nanocarriers: A Multimodal SR-FTIR Spectroscopy and MALDI TOF Mass Spectrometry Study". Cancers (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers14051182.
    10.3390/cancers14051182
  6. Mara Gonçalves; Visvaldas Kairys; João Rodrigues; Helena Tomás. "Polyester Dendrimers Based on Bis-MPA for Doxorubicin Delivery". Biomacromolecules (2021): https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.1c00455.
    10.1021/acs.biomac.1c00455
  7. Gonçalves, Mara; Mignani, Serge; João Manuel Cunha Rodrigues; Tomás, Helena. "A glance over doxorubicin based-nanotherapeutics: From proof-of-concept studies to solutions in the market". Journal of Controlled Release 317 (2020): 347-374. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jconrel.2019.11.016.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jconrel.2019.11.016
  8. Xiao, Shili; Castro, Rita; Maciel, Dina; Gonçalves, Mara; Shi, Xiangyang; João Manuel Cunha Rodrigues; Tomás, Helena. "Fine tuning of the pH-sensitivity of laponite–doxorubicin nanohybrids by polyelectrolyte multilayer coating". Materials Science and Engineering: C 60 (2016): 348-356. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2015.11.051.
    Published • 10.1016/j.msec.2015.11.051
  9. Zhan, Yuan; Gonçalves, Mara; Yi, Panpan; Capelo, Débora; Zhang, Yuhong; João Manuel Cunha Rodrigues; Liu, Changsheng; et al. "Thermo/redox/pH-triple sensitive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-acrylic acid) nanogels for anticancer drug delivery". Journal of Materials Chemistry B 3 20 (2015): 4221-4230. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c5tb00468c.
    Published • 10.1039/c5tb00468c
  10. Gonçalves, Mara; Maciel, Dina; Capelo, Débora; Xiao, Shili; Sun, Wenjie; Shi, Xiangyang; João Manuel Cunha Rodrigues; Tomás, Helena; Li, Yulin. "Dendrimer-Assisted Formation of Fluorescent Nanogels for Drug Delivery and Intracellular Imaging". Biomacromolecules 15 2 (2014): 492-499. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bm401400r.
    Published • 10.1021/bm401400r
  11. Gonçalves, Mara; Figueira, Priscilla; Maciel, Dina; João Manuel Cunha Rodrigues; Qu, Xue; Liu, Changsheng; Tomás, Helena; Li, Yulin. "pH-sensitive Laponite®/doxorubicin/alginate nanohybrids with improved anticancer efficacy". Acta Biomaterialia 10 1 (2014): 300-307. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2013.09.013.
    Published • 10.1016/j.actbio.2013.09.013
  12. Gonçalves, Mara; Figueira, Priscilla; Maciel, Dina; João Manuel Cunha Rodrigues; Shi, Xiangyang; Tomás, Helena; Li, Yulin. "Antitumor Efficacy of Doxorubicin-Loaded Laponite/Alginate Hybrid Hydrogels". Macromolecular Bioscience 14 1 (2013): 110-120. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mabi.201300241.
    Published • 10.1002/mabi.201300241
  13. Gonçalves, Mara; Castro, Rita; João Manuel Cunha Rodrigues; Tomás, Helena. "The Effect of PAMAM Dendrimers on Mesenchymal Stem Cell Viability and Differentiation". Current Medicinal Chemistry 19 29 (2012): 4969-4975. http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/0929867311209024969.
    Published • 10.2174/0929867311209024969
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Gonçalves, Mara. "Nanotechnology Approaches for the Delivery of Antitumor Drugs – The Case of Doxorubicin". PhD, Universidade da Madeira, 2018.
  2. Gonçalves, Mara. "Avaliação do efeito de dendrímeros com diferentes grupos funcionais à superfície na diferenciação de células estaminais mesenquimais". Master, Universidade da Beira Interior, 2011.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2020/09/21 Platinum IV complexes conjugated with bis-MPA dendronised PEG: synthesis and characterization 7th CQM Annual Meeting
Centro de Química da Madeira - CQM (Funchal, Portugal)
2018/06/04 Influence of generation size of dendrimer-entrapped gold nanoparticles on cell viability, transfection and differentiation 6th International Symposium on Biomedical Applications of Dendrimers
Urbino University (Urbino, Italy)
2018/02/01 Doxorubicin nanoformulations overview: from bench to bedside 5th CQM Annual Meeting
Centro de Química da Madeira - CQM (Funchal, Portugal)
2017/02/03 Dendritic systems as delivery vehicles for doxorubicin: poly(amidoamine) vs polyester dendrimers 4th CQM Annual Meeting
Centro de Química da Madeira - CQM (Funchal, Portugal)
2016/11/17 Laponite®/alginate based materials: evaluation of two different strategies for doxorubicin delivery Madeira International Conference on Emerging Trends and Future of Nanomaterials for Human Health - MAD-NANO16
Centro de Química da Madeira - CQM (Funchal, Portugal)
2016/04/01 Biodegradable Amine-modified Dendrimers as Drug/Gene Nanocarriers – Preliminary Results 3rd CQM Annual Meeting
Centro de Química da Madeira - CQM (Funchal, Portugal)
2015/01/30 Self-Assembled Nanoparticles for Dual Gene and Drug Delivery 2nd CQM Annual Meeting
Centro de Química da Madeira - CQM (Funchal, Portugal)
2015/01/30 Dendrimers in Bioimaging and Therapeutics 2nd CQM Annual Meeting
Centro de Química da Madeira - CQM (Funchal, Portugal)
2015/01/30 Multi-Responsive Nanogels for Anticancer Drug Delivery 2nd CQM Annual Meeting
Centro de Química da Madeira - CQM (Funchal, Portugal)
2014/05/26 Doxorubicin Loaded pH-sensitive Laponite/Alginate Nanohybrids: a Sustainable Release with Improved Anticancer Efficiency 1st International Conference on Emerging Trends of Nanotechnology in Drug Discovery - INDD-2014
University of Delhi (Nova Deli, India)
2014/05/26 Dendrimers in Nanomedicine: A tool against older and emerging diseases? 1st International Conference on Emerging Trends of Nanotechnology in Drug Discovery - INDD-2014
University of Delhi (Nova Deli, India)
2014/05/26 Antisense Therapy: Oligonucleotide delivery systems based on fatty-acid functionalized PAMAM dendrimers 1st International Conference on Emerging Trends of Nanotechnology in Drug Discovery - INDD-2014
University of Delhi (Nova Deli, India)
2014/01/31 Dendrimer-Assisted Formation of Self-Fluorescent Nanogels for Simultaneous Drug Delivery and Intracellular Tracking Imaging 1st CQM Annual Meeting & 9th Materials Line Meeting
Centro de Química da Madeira - CQM (Funchal, Portugal)
2014/01/31 Alginate/Laponite Hybrid Nanogels for Anticancer Drug Delivery 1st CQM Annual Meeting & 9th Materials Line Meeting
Centro de Química da Madeira - CQM (Funchal, Portugal)
2013/06/23 Generation effects of dendrimer-stabilized gold nanoparticles on gene delivery 8th International Dendrimer Symposium
Laboratorio InmunoBiología Molecular and Director of HIV HGM BioBank, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón (Madrid, Spain)
2013/06/19 pH Sensitive Laponite/Doxorubicin/Alginate Nanohybrids With Improved Anticancer Efficacy International Conference on Nanoparticles and Nanotechnologies in Medicine
(Milão, Italy)
2013/01/25 pH Sensitive Laponite/Alginate nanohybrids with improved anticancer efficacy 8th Materials Line Meeting
Centro de Química da Madeira - CQM (Funchal, Portugal)
2013/01/25 Dendrimer/Gold Nanoparticles for Gene Delivery 8th Materials Line Meeting
Centro de Química da Madeira - CQM (Funchal, Portugal)
2013/01/25 pH Sensitive HaP/PEI/AG Nanocarriers for Controlled Delivery of Anticancer Drugs 8th Materials Line Meeting
Centro de Química da Madeira - CQM (Funchal, Portugal)
2012/09/05 pH Sensitive Laponite/Alginate Nanogels for Release of Doxorubicin International Symposium on Nanomaterials and Nanodevices
(Suzhou, China)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2023/09 - 2024/10 Preparation and comparison of complexes based on Laponite®, polydopamine, and polyethyleneimine for doxorubicin delivery
Supervisor
Universidade da Madeira Centro de Química da Madeira, Portugal
2021/09/01 - 2022/11/04 Hidrogéis incorporados de partículas inorgânicas com vista ao controle da diferenciação de células mesenquimais estaminais.
Co-supervisor
 Bioquímica Aplicada (Master)
Universidade da Madeira Centro de Química da Madeira, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2024/11/28 - 2024/11/30 Member of the Organizing Committee of MAD-Nano24: Madeira International Conference on Emerging Trends and Future of Nanomaterials for Human Health (2024/11/28 - 2024/11/30)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade da Madeira Centro de Química da Madeira, Portugal
2023/06/01 - 2023/06/02 Member of the Organizing Committee of the 10th CQM Anual Meeting (2023/06/01 - 2023/06/02)
Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade da Madeira Centro de Química da Madeira, Portugal
2019/03 - 2019/07 Vice-Director of the Organizing Comittee of IDS11 - International Dendrimer Symposium (2019/07/14 - 2019/07/18)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade da Madeira Centro de Química da Madeira, Portugal
2016/10 - 2016/11 Member of the Organizing Committee of MAD-Nano16 - Madeira International conference on Emerging Trends and Future of Nanomaterials for Human Health (2016/11/17 - 2016/11/20)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade da Madeira Centro de Química da Madeira, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2010/09 - Current Participation in several science dissemination activities - Química Divertida®
Exhibition
 Química Divertida®
Universidade da Madeira Centro de Química da Madeira, Portugal
2023/11/29 - 2023/11/29 Project Inv2Mac - III Final Results Disclosure Journey
Meeting
 Project Inv2Mac - III Final Results Disclosure Journey
Universidade da Madeira Centro de Química da Madeira, Portugal
2019 - 2019 Participation in “Cidade do empreendedor” in representation of CQM under the scope of CQM+ project financed by ARDITI
Other
 Cidade do Empreendedor
Universidade da Madeira Centro de Química da Madeira, Portugal
2010 - 2019 Participation in several science dissemination activities - Bridging the gap®
Other
 Bridging the gap®
Universidade da Madeira Centro de Química da Madeira, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2024/03 “Development of laponite® hydrogels for cisplatin delivery”
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Ana Duarte (Master)
Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
2023/04/19 Chemical analysis and in vitro cytotoxicity assessment of synthetic cathinones found in seized products
(Thesis) Arguer
 João Gonçalves (PhD)
Universidade da Madeira, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2025/02/03 - 2025/06/14 Guest Assistant Professor on "Laboratórios de Bioquímica II" from Applied Biochemistry Master. Laboratórios de Bioquímica II (Mestrado) Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
2024/09/09 - 2025/02/02 Guest Assistant Professor on "Técnicas de Caracterização Celular" from Biochemistry Graduation. Técnicas de Caracterização Celular (Licenciatura) Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
2024/02/05 - 2024/07/13 Guest Assistant Professor on "Técnicas de Caracterização Celular e Molecular" from Biochemistry Graduation. (Licenciatura) Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
2024/02/05 - 2024/07/13 Guest Assistant Professor on "Laboratórios de Bioquímica II" from Applied Biochemistry Master. (Mestrado) Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
2023/02 - 2023/06 Guest Assistant Professor on "Laboratórios de Bioquímica II" from Applied Biochemistry Master. Laboratórios de Bioquímica II (Mestrado) Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
2021/03/01 - 2021/07/31 Guest Assistant Professor on "Técnicas de Caracterização Celular e Molecular" from Biochemistry Graduation. Técnicas de Caracterização Celular e Molecular (Licenciatura) Universidade da Madeira, Portugal

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2020 - 2020 Participation in 1 episode of a 6 episodes program produced by Startup Madeira about research, entrepreneurship, and knowledge transfer, in Madeira and Porto Santo Research, entrepreneurship, and knowledge transfer, in Madeira and Porto Santo

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2024/07/01 - 2024/09/30 Preliminary results of decellularization process applied to the invasive species Arundo Donax L. João Sousa
2024/02 - 2024/05 Estudar o efeito de diferentes estruturas e tamanhos do polímero de polietilenimina na viabilidade celular Ema Oliveira
2024/02 - 2024/05 Investigar como diferentes gerações e grupos funcionais dos dendrímeros de poliamidoamina (PAMAM) afetam a viabilidade celular João Pedro Calçada
2023/09/01 - 2023/11/30 Preparation and comparison of complexes based on Laponite®, polydopamine, and polyethyleneimine for doxorubicin delivery Emanuel Costa
2023/07/01 - 2023/07/31 Biomateriais para aplicações biomédicas Beatriz Rodrigues
2023/02 - 2023/06 Preparação de complexos baseados em laponite e polidopamina para entrega de doxorubicina Oriana Lozano
2022/02 - 2022/06 Avaliação de diferentes técnicas para a preparação de esferoides com vista à cultura de células animais em 3D Margarida Batista
2021/09/01 - 2021/11/30 Biomateriais para aplicações biomédicas. Filipa Jardim
2021/03/01 - 2021/06/30 Bioinspired microcapsules prepared through the layer-by-layer technique using biodegradable polymers for drug delivery. Filipa Jardim

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2023 - Current Jury member of the subject "Thesis project", Applied Biochemistry Master’s degree, Universidade da Madeira Universidade da Madeira Centro de Química da Madeira, Portugal
2016 - 2024 Jury member of an Internship under the scope of a 3rd Year Class of Biochemistry Course Universidade da Madeira Centro de Química da Madeira, Portugal